Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mediterranean Amaranth

Notomys mordax compared with Amaranthus graecizans

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mediterranean Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mediterranean Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Notomys	Amaranthus
Species	Notomys mordax	Amaranthus graecizans

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mediterranean Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mediterranean Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mediterranean Amaranth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi), Asia (6 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands).